GCSE MATHEMATICS

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(EDEXCEL HIGHER)
SO PL
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These questions are suitable for Higher Tier students.
RE M
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All questions should be done without a calculator.
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1 Find the missing values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 in these simultaneous equations, where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are integers.

𝑥 $ × 𝑥 ' = 𝑥 ))

𝑥$ '
= 𝑥 *+

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𝑎 = ..……………………………….

𝑏 = ..……………………………….

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

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2 (a) Show that 5-* can be written as
*.
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..……………………………….
(1)
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(b) Convert to a decimal
*.

..……………………………….
(2)

(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)

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3 Find the value of 𝑘 which satisfies the equation below

2-* × 4. = 22

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𝑘 = ..……………………………….

(Total for Question 3 is 3 marks)

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(a) Evaluate 1215
4
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..……………………………….
(1)
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7
(b) Evaluate 95

..……………………………….
(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

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5 Find the value of 𝑥 which satisfies the equation

7
39 = 815

x = ..……………………………….

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(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)
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The volume of the cuboid is 72 cm .
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A cuboid has two sides of length 277 cm.

What is the length of the third side of the cuboid?

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Give your answer in the form 2$ where 𝑎 is an integer.

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………………………………. cm

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

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4
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7 (a) Evaluate 81 <

..……………………………….
(2)
4
)*. 7

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(b) Evaluate

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*)=
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..……………………………….
(2)
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(Total for Question 7 is 4 marks)

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8 What is the area of the sector of a circle with interior angle 120? 𝑥 + cm 120?
and radius 𝑥 + cm?

Give your answer in terms of 𝜋 and 𝑥.

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Area of sector = ……………………………. cm2
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9
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Simplify fully
+$ 7 ' <
5
× *' 7
(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)
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A$ B ' 5
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..……………………………….

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

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10 Solve the equation 3*9 × 39-) = 243

E
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SO PL
RC x = ..……………………………….

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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11 (a) Evaluate 64D

..……………………………….
(1)
4
(b) Evaluate 647

..……………………………….
(1)
5

E -

E
(c) Evaluate 64 7 using your answer to part (b) or otherwise.
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RC
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SA

..……………………………….
(2)

(Total for Question 11 is 4 marks)

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12 Find the missing values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 in these simultaneous equations

3(9-G) = 9

3(9IG) = 243

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SO PL
RC
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SA

𝑥 = ..……………………………….

𝑦 = ..……………………………….

(Total for Question 12 is 5 marks)

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13 You are given that 𝑎 is a value between the limits 0 < 𝑎 < 1.

Put the following expressions in ascending order

4
D * -*
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 5

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……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. …………….

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Smallest Largest

(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)

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14 Solve the equation

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32 × 2*9IK =
+
SA

x = ..……………………………….

(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

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15 During an infection the number of bacteria infected cells in the human body doubles every day.
A patient has 4K infected cells on the first day of an infection.
The disease becomes serious when there are 2)K infected cells.

After how many days does the infection become serious?

You must show your working.

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SA

..……………………………….

(Total for Question 15 is 4 marks)

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